Amanda Lievendag

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Bars, Vault
Class:
Senior
High School:
Fallston
Hometown:
Baldwin, Md.

Lievendag Accolades
• MAC All-Tournament (2014)
• MAC Vault Champion (2014)
• Three-time MAC Specialist of the Week (Jan. 14, 2014; Feb. 25, 2014; March 11, 2014)

2015: Finished out her career at BGSU by competing at every competition as a bars and vault specialist … earned three first-place finishes, one second-place finish and one third-place finish … opened the season versus Michigan State by scoring a season-high 9.850 on bars to win the event … picked up her second win of the season against Ohio State by notching a 9.825 on bars to tie for first … scored a 9.825 on vault two days later against Ball State to tie for first on the apparatus … posted another 9.825 on bars to place second versus Western Michigan … at the same competition, scored a 9.800 on vault to finish tied for third … registered a 9.800 on both events at Michigan State … closed out her career at the MAC Championships with a season-high 9.850 on vault and a 9.800 on bars … hit the 9.800 mark 10 times and scored at least a 9.700 a total of 18 times … scored at least a 9.725 in 11 of her 12 vault appearances.

2014: Named MAC All-Tournament after winning the conference vault championship … three time MAC Specialist of the Week, earning the honor Jan. 14, Feb. 25 and March 11 … received the honor the first time after scoring a meet-best 9.875 on bars against ranked opponents Oregon State and Ohio State … named Specialist of the Week after scoring 9.825 on both vault and bars, winning both events, against Northern Illinois … earned her final Specialist of the Week award after setting a new personal best on bars against Kent State with a meet-high 9.925 and tying her best with a 9.875 on vault to win that event as well … recorded four of the team’s eight highest scores on vault and five of the seven highest scores on uneven bars … won four vault and two bars titles during the season … overall posted seven top-three finishes on the vault or bars during the year.

2013: Led the Falcons on uneven bars, claiming an impressive seven event titles during the regular season ... finished the year ranked fifth in the MAC on bars ... earned MAC Specialist of the Week once for the week of March 20 ... came on strong late in the season, scoring a career-best 9.875 in back-to-back meets against Kentucky (March 8) and Western Michigan (March 16) ... scored over 9.85 four times on uneven bars ... also competed on vault, hitting a career-high 9.825 against Northern Illinois.

2012: Was a major contributor on the uneven bars late in the season ... scored a season-best 9.775 versus Eastern Michigan, finishing second ... added a 9.725 and 9.650 on the same event versus Missouri and Ball State ... posted a 9.625 on bars at the MAC Championships ... added a season-best 9.725 on vault at Missouri.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Fallston High School ... was a member of Harford Gymnastics Club ... earned the Maryland State All-Around Championship, while also qualifying for the Junior Olympic National Championships and capturing the balance beam title at the Sweetheart Invitational in 2010 ... won the vault and finished second in the all-around at the Christmas on the Chesapeake Meet in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Amanda Jean Lievendag ... daughter of Ron and Kim Lievendag ... born May 31, 1993 ... currently undecided on a major.

Career Bests
Vault – 9.875, two times
Bars – 9.925, at Kent State (3/6/14)